DIY Shell Ring Holders

I've been making a lot of jewelry these days 

for my etsy shop.

I came across a package of scallop shells at my favorite "boutique" and decided to try my hand at jewelry holders- at first, I glued a smaller shell to the flat top but as I got more interested, I bought baking scallop shells at a great kitchen supply store in my area.

The skies the limit when it comes to creating ring holders-

Spray paint in many colors-

You are only limited to your imagination- so, go wild!

Add charms, jewels, beads!

I also add beautiful sparkly beads to the backs to act as feet-

The possibilities are endless!

A perfect spot to hold that special piece of jewelry-

What a cute idea to use in a wedding ceremony!

You can customize them to go with any decor.

 Sweet and simple shell dishes that serve a purpose- 

what's not to love about these?

Take care, gotta fly-

Claire

Hamster Wheel

Do you ever get that feeling that your running around in circles and although your working hard, you never get anywhere near your goal?

I'm on that hamster wheel and I need to jump off-

I always thought I was the kind of person that could do a few things at once and be good at it-  I was wrong.

After leaving my job this year, I was at a cross roads- do I look for another job, one that I could use a little of the creative side of my brain or do I work for myself, doing everything I love to do? 

Well, I chose door number 2.

It's not easy being a full time crafting hamster- things fall to the wayside- house cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, even this little ole' blog has taken a hard hit so I'm reassessing a bit- hey, I'm only 56 and I really haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow up. I love creating things for my Etsy shop, craft fairs are a ton of work but fun to be part of and my blog is my passion (although my posts have become further apart than I'd like), so I'm continuing on my little journey of creating, happy to be in this place right now and trying all sorts of things I never thought possible.  Who knows, maybe it will make be grow up!

Well, time for me to hop back on my wheel and keep on spinning!

Take care, gotta fly-

Claire

Little Red Riding Hood aka Kate

My adorable niece, Kate, wanted desperately to be

Little Red Riding Hood for Halloween-

My sis, talented in so many ways, is not

handy with a needle

so, what's an aunt to do?

I found this amazing inspiration pic on Pinterest

and I knew it would be perfect!

(costume sold on Etsy)

Kate who's almost 5, and I took a field trip

to JoAnn Fabrics so she could find the most sparkly red fabric-

we went down many aisles so she could touch them

and oo and ah-

she found her fav and bought the supplies we needed.

Kate had a white tutu so I refashioned it!

adding red tulle to the underskirt

I gathered the tulle by hand-

 I added a band of red elastic to limit the itchiness

of the tulle at her waist-

 I sewed it to the underside of her white tutu

I covered the pink waistband with wide red sparkle ribbon

that I scrunched

The crushed velvet fabric was for the cape-

I measured Kate from the back of her neck to her knees-

she's a peanut and I wanted the cape short enough

so my babe wouldn't trip!

I cut out a half circle, the widest part
was the measurement from neck to knee-

I did a quick baste so the unfinished edges were neatly hidden-

I cut a large rectangle and doubled it for the hood-
Attaching it to the straight edge of the 1/2 circle,
right in the middle of the back-

I added the same sparkly ribbon to the bottom of the hood,

leaving enough for the

hood to tie under her chin-

(I know it's hard to see in the pics, I didn't realize how

hard it is to photograph red crushed velvet at night!)

It was very simple,all sewn by hand-

She was all set to go to her Halloween party!



Kate as Little Red Riding Hood!

She was a smash at her pre-school party!!

Take care, gotta fly-

Linking up to-

Destination Craft

Spring has sprung on Etsy!

If you want a little taste of spring,

       check out these cute etsy shops!          

Etsy'sGathered ComfortsBirdLoverPillow

Uniquely Different TooRingBearerPillow

Etsy's familyatticEtsy'sbedbuggs

            BlueBird of HappinessChocolate Bunny tassel

Spring branch acrylic painting

So take a look around

and I think, you too,

 will get spring fever!

Take care for now, gotta fly-Claire

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